Grant to Four Square (Scotland) (360G-WomensFundScotland-FR-0007442)
Funding Organization
£2,670
Recipient Organization
Towards the cost of healthy eating activities, and access to community sports and leisure activities.
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Grant Details
| Amount Applied For | 4780 |
| Amount Awarded | 2670 |
| Award Date | 2007-01-30T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code | S01002199 |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type | DZ |
| Beneficiary Location: Name | City of Edinburgh |
| Data Source | https://www.womensfundscotland.org/ |
| Grant Programme: Code | 2007-01-30T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Grant Programme: Title | Women's Fund For Scotland |
| Last Modified | 2023-03-17T12:54:19Z |
| Recipient Org: Charity Number | SC017242 |
| Recipient Org: Description | Four Square is a charity preventing homelessness and promoting inclusion in Edinburgh. For 40 years we have provided a full range of services to support people to have a home and a place in our community. We understand that simply giving people a roof over their heads is not enough: we must also give people hope, the skills and the confidence to transform their lives. Our vision is that everyone has the opportunity to have a home and a place in their community. Our mission is to support people who are homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness, to overcome any barriers they may face in creating a stable life for themselves in their community. We have a uniquely holistic approach to doing this. Our services are based on four areas of support and opportunity: Firstly, Accommodation and support: our three hostels (Stopover, Number 20 and Keymoves) together with our 18 training flats for young people aged 16-25 provide a total of 60 bed spaces every night of the year. Keymoves is a 20 bed women?s refuge offering support for women with complex needs who have experienced domestic abuse. The service also provides Follow On support to enable women to settle in their permanent accommodation once leaving the refuge. Secondly, Advice and Advocacy: our Visiting Support Team provide support to people in the South West locality of the city who are at risk of losing their tenancy or who are in temporary accommodation. Funded by the City Of Edinburgh Council the team provide short-term, early intervention to people helping them to find secure and accommodation that is more suitable. We also have a team of dedicated housing advisers who represent people appearing in court who are at risk of losing their home; and provide support to people in custody in HMP Edinburgh by advising people entering and leaving the prison on how to maintain, end or secure a tenancy. Womanzone is a peer-to-peer project that supports women through a range of therapeutic and community-based tools including advice and education; trauma-informed yoga; and gardening. Many of the women in this project are in recovery or have had issues with addiction in the past. Thirdly, Employability and Training: our Big Lottery funded project Springboard provides an employability training and volunteer work placement scheme, for people aged 25 years or over living in Edinburgh, who are furthest removed from the job market. The team works with people who have a range of complex needs, keeping them from securing sustainable and long-term employment. Fourthly, Social Enterprise: Two social enterprises, Edinburgh Furniture Initiative (EFI) and the HMP Edinburgh Café, provide an independent income stream into Four Square. EFI is a re-use furniture store with two outlets in Edinburgh and was set up to provide high quality, low cost furniture to people on low incomes in our community. The success of these endeavours has helped us become a more sustainable charity. EFI and our café provide placements and volunteering opportunities for the people we support. |
| Recipient Org: Web Address | https://www.foursquare.org.uk |